Bialic-Murphy, L., McElderry, R.M., Esquivel-Muelbert, A. et al. (115 more authors) (2024) The pace of life for forest trees. Science, 386 (6717). pp. 92-98. ISSN 0036-8075
Abstract
Tree growth and longevity trade-offs fundamentally shape the terrestrial carbon balance. Yet, we lack a unified understanding of how such trade-offs vary across the world’s forests. By mapping life history traits for a wide range of species across the Americas, we reveal considerable variation in life expectancies from 10 centimeters in diameter (ranging from 1.3 to 3195 years) and show that the pace of life for trees can be accurately classified into four demographic functional types. We found emergent patterns in the strength of trade-offs between growth and longevity across a temperature gradient. Furthermore, we show that the diversity of life history traits varies predictably across forest biomes, giving rise to a positive relationship between trait diversity and productivity. Our pan-latitudinal assessment provides new insights into the demographic mechanisms that govern the carbon turnover rate across forest biomes.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is the author’s version of the work. It is posted here by permission of the AAAS for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Science on Vol 386, Issue 6717, 3 Oct 2024 DOI: 10.1126/science.adk9616. |
Keywords: | Forest ecology, life history traits, life expectancy, longevity, fast-slow continuum, trade-offs, niche differentiation, demographic diversity, tree growth strategies, demography |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Ecology & Global Change (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2024 10:38 |
Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2024 14:28 |
Published Version: | https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk961... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Identification Number: | 10.1126/science.adk9616 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:218415 |